Impero - dining

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Sale Impero (1800-1815) I mobili Impero presentano volumi e impostazione architettonica semplici. Colonne, pilastri ed erme, poggiati su zampe di leone o basi a zoccolo, inquadrano gli sportelli di credenze e vetrine e sostengono cassetti sporgenti come trabeazioni oppure cimase a timpano come il tetto di un tempio classico. Questi elementi decorativi diventano anche scultorei sostegni di sedie e tavoli. Sopra le lisce superfici spiccano anche figure classiche, losanghe, corone di alloro e farfalle in bronzo dorato. Il legno piĂš usato è il mogano in lastre accostate in modo da sfruttare le figurazioni piumate, fiammate o pomellate con tagli praticati in particolari zone dell’albero.

Empire Style Dining Rooms (1800-1815) Empire furniture has simple shapes and architecture. Columns, posts and hermae leaning on lion paws or hoof-shaped bases enframe cupboard doors and glass cabinets and support protruding drawers such as trabeations or tympanum carvings on the tope just like a classic temple. These decorative elements also become sculptural supports for chairs and tables. On the smooth surfaces some leitmotifs appear, such as classic figures, rhombs, laurel wreaths and butterflies in gilded bronze. The most used wood is mahogany with veneers carefully put one near the other to exploit the plumed, flamed or dappled figures obtained by cutting the trees in particular parts.


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